"The newly recruited apprentices are only starting at present, and if they want to become stonemasons who can take charge of their own affairs, it will take five or six years of training to say the least."
Viru himself studied with his father, and it took him five years to become a qualified stonemason, able to take on minor construction tasks.Those large construction projects are usually handed over to the old stonemasons with more than ten years of experience, and then the young stonemasons are directed to divide and cooperate."
You were in charge of the engineering project and teaching the new apprentices in practice, and I didn't expect them to come in handy right away."
The construction progress at the beginning can only be pushed forward slowly, and Owen has the bottom in his heart, and the key is to keep up with the follow-up talent training.The renovation of Frontier Town was left to Viru alone, and it took too long.If new stonemasons can be born one after another during the construction process, even if they are all very young, they will still be a strong impetus in the construction process of the border town."
At present, the number of craftsmen in Frontier Town is scarce, and I will think of other ways."
Owen said.Generally speaking, the various craftsmen in a certain territory are the "humanoid" assets of the territory, and the lord will not allow them to leave the territory without permission to work elsewhere.Therefore, it is unlikely that you can recruit enough craftsmen directly from other places.Unless you negotiate with the lord of a certain place in advance, you need to pay their craftsmen to come and work, and the employment fee is quite high.Or they can take a certain territory and take all the craftsmen in the territory for themselves, and then send them to work on their own territory.The closest city to Bianshu Town is Dongsheng Fortress in the south, and with the current relationship between the two sides, it is impossible to borrow craftsmen from them.It is also unrealistic to attack the Dongsheng Fortress, even if Owen wants to settle accounts with Duke Eddie, he has to admit that the other party has stronger walls, and his musket team and artillery team have not yet formed enough combat effectiveness, and the defense is okay, and it is too arrogant to take the initiative to attack the city."
Okay then."
Viru had to take on the hard job.There is no way, he is an old stonemason in Bianshu Town, and it is estimated that he will be busy in the future.It's not that there is a lot of work, it's just that Viru has very high requirements for himself, and the quality of the completed construction has always been very high.As a result, he felt a bit stressed.With such a large-scale construction plan, can you manage it yourself?
If there are some quality problems accidentally, the reputation you have accumulated will collapse.Next, the two sides had a full discussion on each drawing.Since almost all of the things to be built were something that Viru had never touched before, Owen had to let him know through the drawings before he could confidently deliver the task.Not only that, but Owen also prioritized the drawings and asked Viru to build one of the projects urgently - public toilets.We can't let everyone continue to pour their feces and urine into the Ulshui River.After learning about hygiene from Winster, Owen understood why civilians were so prone to getting sick, mostly due to unhealthy hygiene habits.If we can change and develop good hygiene habits, I believe that more children will grow up healthy and strong, and there will be fewer tragedies.In addition, the accumulated manure and urine can be fermented and turned into organic fertilizer for use in farmland.Owen was disgusted with the organic fertilizer, but Winster's proposal was so good that he took it.Of course, the construction of public toilets is only one of many measures.Owen also intends to get Clive to step up his advocacy efforts to make people aware of the importance of hygiene.Schools should also set up special hygiene courses so that students can establish correct hygiene habits from an early age, and by the way, bring the adults in the family to change their bad habits in the past.Since habits cannot be changed in a moment and a half, and it takes a long time to correct them, it is important to implement them as soon as possible and not delay.After the discussion, not long after Viru left with the drawings, someone came to the gate of the castle and asked to see him.Knowing that it was Teresa, Owen immediately allowed it.Teresa entered the room with a brand new book made of vegetable paper in her hand."
Lord Owen, excuse me.""
It's okay, do you have something to do with me?"
Owen also noticed that Teresa's book was written on a movable type printing press.The printing press was made recently, and each movable type was carefully carved by a carpenter, as well as the ink used for printing, which took a lot of time.Now, it is finally possible to print and produce books in large quantities to provide schools with relatively inexpensive educational books.In this way, the school will be able to teach more knowledge to students.When it comes to education, Owen has always followed Winster's advice and has continued to invest more.This is an investment in the future of the border town, and it cannot be stingy."
Recently, I've noticed that the priests who teach at the school are learning something weird."
Teresa held up the book in her hand, "I heard that you are planning to introduce several new courses at the school, one of which is called Basic Science. ”"yes, what's wrong?"
This "Basic Science" is a book compiled into a book by Owen that selects some simple basic content from various disciplines such as physics, chemistry, and biology.It's not enough to have a book, and it is estimated that only Owen can understand the content of the book in this world.To do this, Owen had to find time to teach the priests himself, and he had to make them understand before he could teach the students.If he has free time, Owen plans to teach the course at the school himself.After all, science is new, and not everyone has the same receptive ability as they do."
Lord Owen, I've read this book."
Teresa put the book down and walked over to the desk: "There's so much incredible stuff in there, like air is made up of many different gases, and so on. ”"That's right."
Owen nodded, "There is also an experimental verification method recorded above, which can prove this fact. ”"No, that's not what I care about."
Teresa shook her head, put the book in her hand on the table, leaned over, and leaned over her face."
Lord Owen, I heard that you wrote this book.I'm curious, how did you know this knowledge?
”"This ......," Owen was dumbfounded.In order to quickly advance the cause of education, he did not think about this issue at all.Viru had asked similar questions before, and was fooled by himself.Do you want to tell Winster about it?
Or continue to fool around?
Teresa was a trusted companion.Perhaps sensing Owen's difficulty, Teresa got up and said, "Lord Owen, if you find it inconvenient to speak, you can leave it alone. ”Hearing this, Owen breathed a sigh of relief, he really didn't know how to explain why he knew so much science."
However, I have a request."
Teresa suddenly smiled sweetly.